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by: Lindsey Nicholson/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images), an industry collaboration led by the Center for the Circular Economy at Closed Loop Partners , shares findings from an 18-month field test conducted at 10 different facilities across North America.
The study tested over 23,000 units of certified food-contact compostable packaging within large-scale industrial composting environments across the facilities. “Informed by this robust data, we can together ensure the responsible growth of compostable packaging and composting infrastructure, and drive toward circular outcomes, including increased diversion of food scraps and compostable packaging from landfills,” added Daly.But Anita Spiller, ESG vice president at Tru Earth, which produces eco-friendly laundry strips, said in an email not enough people are aware of the differences between industrial composting and “backyard” composting to begin with.
John Mascari, the co-founder and chief operating officer of Blueland, which specializes in eco-friendly cleaning products, said in an interview the industrial composting infrastructure in the U.S. has a long way to go to ensure easy, truly universal access and educating the public about how to dispose of compostable packaging properly.
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